Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Byron Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East , and the 247th highest crime rate of 1,629 local areas in Buckinghamshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Byron Close (SL7 1UE) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 115.4% higher than the Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East average (48.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Byron Close (SL7 1UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peacock Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Byron Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peacock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peacock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shelley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kiln Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stapleton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Westhorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eliot Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eliot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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